When to go · Hue
Hue in January
Mixed month. Cool, drizzly; the rains tail off.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 24° / 18°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 15
- Crowds
- Medium
- Vietnam overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Vietnam overall
Verdict
Cool, drizzly; the rains tail off.
Weather in January
- HueHighs around 24 °C, lows around 18 °C, rain on about 15 days
Rains season
Green, empty, cool; misty tombs.
Watch: Floods in Oct–Nov; typhoons from the sea.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Tết (Lunar New Year) check
Tết 2027 falls around 6 February (check) · Whole city
Flower markets the week before; then 3–5 days of closures, packed pagodas and full trains. Hotels add 30–100%. The Imperial City often hosts Tết rites (check).
Lunar New Year big impact
Tết — 6 Feb 2027 (lunar, moves yearly) · Vietnam
Trains, buses and flights sell out a week either side; many restaurants and shops close 3–7 days; prices up.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Vietnam overall
- Medium
- Prices · Vietnam overall
- Medium
Vietnam overall: South and centre dry; the north is cool and grey — a jacket for Hanoi, cold nights in Sa Pa.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast